Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.

Laozi is traditionally regarded as the founder of Taoism , intimately connected with the " Tao Te Ching " and " primordial " ( or " original " ) Taoism .

Laozi is traditionally regarded as the founder of Taoism .